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पाञ्चजन्यpāñcajanya

पाञ्चजन्य (pāñcajanya) is a Sanskrit word meaning the conch of Krishna, fire, name of one of the eight minor islands in Jambu-dvipa, a daughter of Asikni, relating to the five races of men, a species of fish. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Adjective: Relating to Five Races, Krishna's Conch (Specific Focus), Lexical Set: Conch, Fire, Shell, Fish.

Etymology
E. पञ्चजन a demon, from whose bones the shell was made, यत् aff
Definitions
18
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Meanings by context

Adjective: Relating to Five Races

3 definitions
Relating to the five races of men, or containing and extending over them.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

relating to or containing the five tribes

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

relating to the five peoples

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Krishna's Conch (Specific Focus)

3 definitions
the conch of Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the conch of Krishna

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the conch of Krishna

— The Purana Index

Lexical Set: Conch, Fire, Shell, Fish

3 definitions
1. Krishna's conch. 2. A name of fire. 3. Any shell. 4. A sort of fish.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Krishna's conch. 2. Fire. 3. A shell. 4. A kind of fish.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Krishna's conch. 2. A name of fire. 3. Any shell. 4. A sort of fish.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Fire (Specific Focus)

2 definitions
fire

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a fire

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Comprehensive Lexical Entry

1 definition
1. Relating to the five races of men. 2. The conch of Krishna. 3. Fire. 4. A species of fish. 5. An island region. 6. A forest.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Dual Meaning: Adjective (Five Races) & Noun (Krishna's Conch)

1 definition
1. Relating to the five races. 2. Krishna's conch.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dual Meaning: Krishna's Conch & Jambu-dvīpa Part

1 definition
1. Krishna's conch. 2. The name of a part of Jambu-dvipa.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Epithet: Pāñcajanya-dhara

1 definition
Krishna

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Fish (Specific Focus)

1 definition
a fish or a species of fire

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Patronymic: Pāñcajanyā

1 definition
a daughter of Asikni

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Place Name: Upa-dvīpa

1 definition
Name of one of the eight minor islands in Jambu-dvipa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.